TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · MCELROY RANCH 117 LEASE · API 42-461-39225 · DISTRICT 6E
McElroy Ranch 117 #28SE
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Mcelroy Ranch 117 #28SE (API 42-461-39225) is a well in Upton County operated by Apache Corporation, completed May 8, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 15, 2014, permitted to 10,838 ft.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Yates, Grayburg, San Andres, Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 106K barrels of oil and 1.03M mcf of gas since March 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,756
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationJan 15, 2014 |
- 10,838
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 15, 2014
- last permit issued
- May 8, 2014
- completed
- 106K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.03M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 8, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McElroy Ranch 117 O-9-14550 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | 4 | 106K | 1.03M | Mar 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 38,355 · prior 12 39,604(-3%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,732 · prior 12 2,234(-22%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Arco PermianMar 1997 → Dec 2001
- 2BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Nov 2010
- 3Apache CorporationDec 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 776491-99 | Drill | Apache Corporation | Jan 2, 2014 | Jan 15, 2014 | Apr 5, 2014 | 10,850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2014 | McElroy Ranch 117 O-9-14550 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | Producing | 10,838 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,838 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,675 | 163 |
| Grayburg | 4,045 | -1,207 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - SALTWATER FLOW | 4,205 | -1,367 |
| Spraberry | 7,249 | -4,411 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,635 | -5,797 |
| Strawn | 9,491 | -6,653 |
| Devonian | — | — |
| Ellenburger | — | — |
| Fusselman | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,990 | 9,468 | Perforated |
| 9,516 | 10,731 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 482 | 17.5 | 490 S |
| 8.625 | 5,112 | 11 | 1,020 S |
| 5.5 | 10,838 | 7.875 | 560 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 21, 2015 | Nov 24, 2014 | Yes |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-461-39225 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-39225 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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